[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2602 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2602

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of 
  the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in 
         termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2002

Mrs. Clinton (for herself and Mrs. Hutchison) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of 
  the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in 
         termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETENTION OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR 
              SURVIVING SPOUSES REMARRYING AFTER AGE 55.

    (a) Exception to Termination of Benefits Upon Remarriage.--Section 
103(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) The remarriage after age 55 of the surviving spouse of a 
veteran shall not bar payment of benefits under section 1311 of this 
title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (4) of such section is amended 
by striking ``this subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3)''.
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